Red Fluorescent Silk Cocoons (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Red Fluorescent Silk Cocoons

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When a green light shines on red fluorescent silk, a mechanism to kill pathogens is activated.

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Purdue University image/Jung Woo Leem

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